Title :
An electronic implant for Hydrocephalus therapy assistance
Author :
Jetzki, S. ; Leonhardt, S.
Author_Institution :
RWTH Aachen University, Helmholtz-Institute, Chair for Medial Information Technology, 52074, Germany
Abstract :
A device intended to measure acceleration and pressure across a conventional valve of a shunt implant was designed and built. In this model, sensory data is sent wirelessly from the implant to a monitor, where proper evaluation algorithms detect the instantaneous valve status (open/close) and the intracranial pressure. Clinical implementation of this concept will potentially become a great step forward in diagnostics and treatment of Hydrocephalus.
Keywords :
Implants; Medical treatment; Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Humans; Hydrocephalus; Manometry; Prostheses and Implants; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Telemedicine; Telemetry; Therapy, Computer-Assisted; Transducers;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1814-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4649252
